If they knew and claim they didn't, then that's a strike against them. No question.
But creators build on ideas all the time. 80sAllOver can't own all versions of this idea any more than you can claim ownership over all shark movie podcasts.
Said with fondness for Fin Flicks.

Exactly. Not only that, but the young "activists" that the media are reporting were also present were actually an anti-LGBT religious group and you can hear the MAGA kids booing them.
The best breakdown of the whole situation is from @Timcast here:
youtube.com/watch?v=EZTDIo…

@panoscosmatos has not replied to this thread leading me to three conclusions:
1) He has died (in which case RIP, sweet angel, the world hardly knew thee).
2) He doesn't like Conan the Barbarian (wut?)
3) He's actually working on Conan now and under strict NDA!! (only logical) twitter.com/LiamODin/statu…

I don't remember any revenge plot in the original Conan stories now that I think about it. Within each tale there is often someone who has betrayed him, but you're right that's a new way into the story is needed.
He's more of a wanderer like the Man with No Name (or Yojimbo)

Holy crap, yes. Dude, we're on the same wavelength here.
There is a primordial nature to Conan that has never been captured on film. Some of the stories are straight fantasy, but many are surreal nightmares. I want THAT movie.